By: Hinojosa, et al. S.B. No. 2243
(Canales)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to approval for certain projects related to bridges over
the Rio Grande.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 201.612, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows:
(h) A political subdivision is not required to comply with
Subsection (a) for a project that:
(1) is for the reconstruction, improvement,
expansion, or maintenance of an existing bridge; and
(2) has received approval from the United States under
33 U.S.C. Chapter 11, Subchapter IV (33 U.S.C. Section 535 et seq.),
authorizing the project.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2021.